MARCH '99

In Cogs We Trust: A guide for dedicated cyclists

BY GORDON BLACK ong before the first daffodil pokes through Lthe soggy soil to announce spring, other sea sonal rituals begin to take place in the North- west. In -owning households from Port An- geles to Pocatello, chains have been cleaned, brake pads renewed, frayed cables replaced and removal of fenders momentarily considered (but ultimately dismissed). See “In Cogs We Trust” on page 3

Klein moves production to the Pacific Northwest

BY TARYN GERHARDT t’s barely light outside on a cold and wet INorthwest winter morning and bicycle de signer and builder Gary Klein is up and ready for a ride. Donned in black rub- ber barn boots, rain pants and yellow-lensed glasses, he’s prepared for a wild and wet ride. (See “Klein Moves Back” on page 11)

The Return of Sally Hildt

BY EVERETT JAMES n case you were wondering what became of ISally Hildt, wonder no more: the talented, hard-working wheel builder and former owner of The Magic Spoke is back, and you can find her plying her trade at Seattle Cycles. Sally started The Magic Spoke, her full-service repair shop, in May of 1984, and after fourteen- plus years of running the business she needed a change, so she closed her shop and took a one- year sabbatical. (See “Sally Hildt Returns” on page12) COME JOIN THE TEAM AT

OR, YOU COULD GO Cascade Bicycle Club, one of the largest THE EXTRA $28,885 cycling clubs in the U.S. is now accepting AND GET YOURSELF resumes for a professional staff position: A JEEP. Events Coordinator: Coordinate/assist in coordinating revenue-producing events including the Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic, Ride Seattle to Vancouver (BC) & Value is a 109-year-old tradition. It is this Party (RSVP), and Ride Around Washing- philosophy that continues to produce a complete line of fully lugged frames, thereby ensuring both strength ton. Market, generate sponsors, and and beauty (leave it to the Italians). work with volunteers on all events. Now Bianchi announces yet another value-packed Assist in innovation on selected models–lower prices. See the full line today. development and execution of coordi- nated Club marketing campaigns. Sports event coordination, marketing and sponsorship generation skills. Highly organized, ability to set and meet dead- Cannondale’s full and front lines, and experience organizing & Spoke & Sprocket suspension mountain bikes, working with volunteers. Cover letter with In-the-headtube and resume to: Cascade Bicycle Club, PO 27th & Bridgeport Headshok™ technology Box 31299, Seattle, WA 98103. Visit Tacoma, WA 98466 www.cascade.org or call (206)522-3222. (253) 564-1422 Closes March 10th. Contact CBC: BridgeTown Milton Cyclery (206) 522-3222 East & West Portland Locations 1322 E Meridian (503) 288-8431 Milton, WA 98354 PO Box 31299, Seattle, WA 98103 253-952-6763 [email protected].

2 MARCH ‘99 Bicycle Paper OPINION

Volume 28 • Number 2 “In Cogs We Trust” from page 1 March, 1999

PUBLISHER Paul Clark No matter that there’s still eight feet of evate) their status in the Loyal Order of the Seattle to Portland MARKETING & snow on the Cascades and wind-chills suffi- Spoked Wheel (motto: In Cogs We Trust). This is the debutante’s ball of bicycling. ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Jay Stilwell cient to bond skin to metal, the opening of Appearance and participation is virtually Just gotta go. True-believers tackle it in one EDITOR David McNamara the bicycle season has approached and noth- considered mandatory at the following GRAPHIC DESIGN Paul Clark day, rising at dawn and returning as an early INTERNS Macaulay Campbell ing short of apoca- events: evening glows over Interstate Five. Many Everett James lyptic floods, Chilly Hilly followers secretly hate how big this ride has WRITERS Maynard Hershon Labradorian ice or A last-Sunday in become and old-timers are often heard remi- Maxine Weyant earthquakes will pre- Outspokin’ February ritual, this niscing about the good old days when it con- Gordon Black vent the true-believ- Taryn Gerhardt BY GORDON BLACK event is ground zero for sisted of just a few hundred purists. Known ers from wheeling Mike the dedicated. The ride universally by its letters STP. their cherished Erik Moen is also known in some circles as the First RAMROD PHOTOGRAPHY Taryn Gerhardt steeds on to the open road in the coming Gasp, to reflect the cold air reaching lungs Eclipse Photography weeks. The more religious among them pro- This ride attracts the breakaway follow- that have been exercise-deprived for four Ernie Grillo pose canonization of the chemists who be- ers who have tired of STP and want to Steve Strickland months. stowed upon them warming synthetic fab- achieve a higher level of cycling purity. Very PRINTING Consolidated Press little is seen of RAMROD riders, since all DISTRIBUTION Jack Clark rics that allow comfortable year-round cy- Daffodil Classic their free time is spent in training. Children Grosse Mailing cling pleasure. There’s rumored to be a shrine A prized event by those followers who high on Rainy Pass dedicated to St. Lycra, obtained Chilly Hilly entry forms but upon of RAMROD devotees are indoctrinated at The Warm (Yet Breathable). inspecting their bikes in the basement made an early age about the special mission of The most important publication for the a disheartening discovery - two flats and a mommy/daddy taking part in RAMROD. dedicated followers of cycling was last freewheel soaking in cleaning fluid. Goes un- Nicknames of the ride can’t be printed here month’s release of the annual Cycling Cal- der the moniker of Gun-Rack Classic, due but references to the breaking of parts of the endar. To them, it is their Torah, their Ko- to the high level of pickup trucks in this area human anatomy are common. ran, their Bible. It will be pinned on walls, so equipped. RSVP copied, scanned and even committed to McClinchy Mile This is the kickback cruise from Seattle memory. It also invokes conversations among Considered an initiation rite by veteran to Vancouver, the antidote to a season of bi- total strangers (once they are confirmed as followers. They lure newbies (slang for in- cycle worship, when followers give them- loyal followers), create friendships and even nocent, new riders) to this ride saying that selves permission to relax a little and have a romantic associations. Certainly, it will oc- it’s a short, social ride, then make them hang good time at the end of the ride. Naturally, PHOTO BY ERNIE GRILLO cupy the free moments of thought, of day- the rear wheel of the only follower who they impose a two-beer limit. But while the Sheila Grillo climbing dreams that followers squeeze into lives oc- “casuals” are partying, the zealots are out on Sunrise on Mt. Rainier. stripped off his fenders in January. Veterans cupied by work, families and fantasy brows- know it as the Laugh a Mile Ride; newbies the road. They tackle the little known RAPID ing of the Bike Nashbar catalog. Bicycle Paper is published ten times a year, monthly call it Mud Splat. (Ride Around the Peninsula in Defiance), in Feb. through Nov. by Seattle Publishing. Write to There are key events that the dedicated which the goal is a circumnavigation of US 12420 Gibson Road, Everett, WA 98204. must participate in to retain (and even el- 101 in 24 hours or less, logging trucks and Phone (425) 355-9322 or toll free 1-888-836-5720. motorhomes permitting. Fax (425) 438-9031. E-mail [email protected] Subscription rates: $12.00 per year; $20.00 for two years. POSTMASTER Send address changes to: Bicycle Paper 12420 Gibson Road, CORRECTIONS Everett, WA 98204

All articles, photos and artwork appearing in Bicycle Bicycle Paper apologizes to its readers and Apr 25: Bellingham Criterium. Bellingham, WA. 206-292-5141. Jun 13: Dave Lyman memorial Classic. Port Moody, BC. 604- Paper are the sole property of Bicycle Paper. No May 2: Up and Over Road Race. Victoria, BC. 250-595-1937, 937-DAVE, . reprinting or any other use is allowed without obtaining to the forty-three events that were listed in [email protected]. Jun 13: Washington State TT Championships. Roslynn, WA. the written permission of the publisher or editor. our Annual Calendar under the wrong date. May 8: Yakima Road Race - Washington Championships. 206-292-5141. Unsolicited editorial contributions about personali- Yakima, WA. 206-292-5141, http://users.ewa.net/ Jun 13: Single Sock Century. Vancouver, BC. 604-733-3964, ties, touring, racing, advocacy, equipment, health and Please find these events listed below, printed sagecycle. [email protected]. events are welcome. All manuscripts should be ac- as an excerpt to be kept with your copy of May 15: Sprockids Youth Challenge. Gibson, BC. 5 -18 years of Jun 20: Seward Park Summer Classic. Seattle, WA. 15. .8 mile companied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. age, events start at at AM. 604-886-0772, loop inside Seward Park with one 120 degree turn and 100 Write or call for editorial guidelines and deadlines. All the Annual Calendar. As always, future is- [email protected]. yard hill. 206-932-5921. advertising inquiries should be directed to Jay Stilwell. May 16: Race for the Trails #2, The Ridge Classsic Jun 20: 12th Annual Kelowna Classic. Kelowna, BC. 250-763- sues will have the current month’s schedule XC, . Belcarra, BC. 604-683-7278, [email protected]. 9213, [email protected]. Bicycle Paper is listed in The Consumer Magazine & Agri Media Source SRDS. as well as the two subsequent months, May 29: Dairy Queen Downhill. Campbell Mountain, BC. 250- Jun 20: Gary Fisher Race for the Trails #4, John Henry Poker 493-0686. Challenge . North Vancouver, BC. 604-683-7278, with new events and updates constantly May 29: BC High School Invitational MTB Championships. [email protected]. added. Grouse Mountain, BC. 604-985-3181. Jun 23: Pacific Sport International Mountain Bike Criteriums. May 30: Gary Fisher Race for the Trails #3, LifeCycles Veddar Squamish, BC. 250-744-3583, [email protected]. Mar 18: Ridge to River Relay. Wenatchee, WA. 19th annual, Mountain Revival. Veddar Mountain, BC. 604-683-7278, Jun 23-27: Pacific Sport International Mountain Bike Stage designed for recreational & expert athletes. Starts at top of [email protected]. Race. Mt. Washington/Squamish. 250-744-3583, Mission Ridge, participants Nordic ski, then Alpine ski, May 30: BC CUP #3* Bastion Square Cycling Grand Prix. [email protected]. followed by a run, then bike, and ending with a water leg Victoria, BC. 250-360-2453. Jun 26: Woodinville Circuit Road Race. Woodinville, WA. . Reach 42,000 where participants canoe or kayak to Wenatchee. Teams of 2 to 6 or do the 35-mile challenge solo. 509-662-8799. Jun 6: 17th Annual Peninsula Metric Century. Gig Harbor or Jun 27: Redmond Town Criterium. Redmond, WA. 206-292- Southworth, WA. Rolling terrain of South Kitsap & North 4301. Mar 28: Snohomish Road Race. Snohomish, WA. Road race at Pierce Counties. 20, 50, 70, 100k & 100 mile routes (100 Jul 4: 24th Annual Joe Matava Memorial Classic & WA State Jr. Flowing Lake Park. 20. Rolling 11 mile loop on country roads mile has 6,000 feet elevation change). 15 (person) & 35 bicycle enthusiasts with small steep rollers. 206-932-5921. Championships Criterium. Burien, WA. Promoted by the (two adult family) (12 & 30 before 6/1). Great food, Wheelsport Cycling team. 6 corner, flat, fast criterium. All Apr 3: Volunteer Park. Seattle, WA. 206-932-5921, mechanical support & map. Limit 1,000 riders. 253-566- categories, masters and juniors. Also free children’s races. each month in Washington, [email protected], www.pazzovelo.com. 1822. (253) 852-4946, [email protected]. Apr 4: Barf Bash 3. Naniamo, BC. 250-756-0058, Jun 12: Leavenworth Road Race. Leavenworth, WA. 20. 13 mile Aug 15: Point-to-Point. Mt. Washington, BC. 250-384-3801. [email protected]. loop with relatively flat roads. One major climb back to the Oregon, Idaho and British finishing stretch. 206-932-5921. Sep 3: Whistler Criterium. Whistler, BC. 250-655-5245, Apr 4: BC CUP #1* Squeaky Classic Road Race. Fort Langley, [email protected]. BC. 604-646-6660, [email protected]. Jun 12: Torque Baby. Cranbrook, BC. 250-426-6171, Columbia through Bicycle [email protected]. Sep 4: BC CUP #7 Provincial Time Trial Championships. Apr 10: Seward Park Spring Classic. Seattle, WA. 15. .8 mile Whistler, BC. 250-655-5245, [email protected]. Paper with advertising that loop inside Seward Park with one 120 degree turn and 100 Jun 13: Rainier Ale Metric Century (17th Year). Seattle, WA. yard hill. 206-932-5921. Bicycle Alliance Passport Ride! 20, 53 & 77 mile loops. Sep 5: Pemberton D’Arcy Road Race. Whistler, BC. 604-932- 3958. starts at $20 per month. Call Apr 11: Gerick Cycles Kelowna Criterium. Kelowna, BC. 250- Rainier Brewery start & finish (3100 Airport Way). Flat plus 868-3007. one hill, two rest/food stops, great food, on STP route. Sep 25: Cheakamus Challenge. Squamish to Whistler. 970-871- Bicycle riding is optional. 10 before June 5th, 12 day of ride. 0038/after August 15th - 604-898-2588 , . Jay at (425) 355-9322 or toll Apr 18: Gary Fisher Race For the Trails #1, Broadway Cyclepath 206-522-3701. Vanier Park Enduro. Vanier Park, BC. 604-683-7278, Nov 28: BC Cyclo-Cross Series. Fort Langley, BC. 604-538- [email protected]. Jun 13: Granny Gear Grind. Comox Lake, BC . 250-339-7011, 6415. free at 1-888-836-5720. [email protected]. Apr 19: Atomic Vernon Road Race. Vernon, BC. 250-545-4969. Jun 13: Mt. MacPherson Challenge. Revelstoke, BC. XC Race Apr 24: Texana Rice Time Trial. North Vancouver, BC. 604-597- and Kidds Race 250-814-0090. 7735, [email protected]. Apr 25: Gary Lunde Road Race. Sooke, BC. 250-595-1937, [email protected].

Bicycle Paper MARCH ‘99 3 ATHLETIC MEDICINE Neck Pain in Cyclists especially in . Mountain down. Arch the upper weight onto our arms as BY MAXINE WEYANT, M.D. bikers, like equestrian jumpers, are con- back frequently and try we ride. Neck pain is a common complaint stantly adjusting their muscle tension and to widen and stretch Be kind to your neck in among cyclists, whether they ride for com- center of gravity, striving to maintain a the front of your chest. your daily activities. petition, recreation or transportation. The balance between a posture and grip that’s Stretch the muscles Lighten your backpack or body positions required for cycling are hard relaxed enough to absorb impact and main- above your shoulder purse and avoid carrying on the neck, and the constant muscle ten- tain speed, yet tight enough to avoid whip- blades by reaching one a pack on one shoulder. If sion required to sus- lash motions of the arm behind your back, you work at a desk or tain these positions head and neck, and touching the back of computer, change posi- while also maintain- Athletic Medicine maintain vigilance your fingers to the op- tions frequently and don’t ing control of the bike and control on rough posite shoulder blade. slouch. Avoid propping EDITED BY ERIK MOEN, PT, CSCS places the upper body terrain. Even while cycling in a the telephone between at risk for muscle While genetic, crouched position, you your neck and shoulder. If strains, pinched nerves, neck and back in- anatomic, and other individual variables can unload the upper your neck bothers you a juries. can affect one’s vulnerability to overuse in- body by pulling in your lot, use a neck roll with When we ride a bike, our upper back juries, improper bike fit, technique and lower abdominal your pillow or buy a cer- and shoulders are rounded forward and our training errors (trying to do too much too muscles tightly at inter- vical support pillow. neck is extended back so we can look for- soon) are often the cause. Handlebar modi- vals. While these tips are ward. This position is most extreme with fications, padded gloves, frequent changes Before and after cy- common knowledge to drop handlebars but even occurs with up- of hand positions and riding mostly on the cling, gently stretch most experienced cyclists, right handlebars. At the back of the neck brakehoods are strategies that reduce the your neck and back. Re- consulting an expert are a number of delicate joints and liga- likelihood of neck and upper back injuries lieve the tightness and coach or trainer who can ments that scrunch together when you tilt as well as upper extremity tendon and nerve discomfort in your up- help analyze your tech- your head back. This position also narrows damage. Striving to maintain a flat back per back and neck by ly- nique and training sched- ing on your back with ule can be especially help- your knees bent. In this ful. If you have neck, “The vibrations and jarring from the terrain position, you can also shoulder or upper extrem- roll up and down on top ity symptoms associated can also take their toll on the neck, of 2 taped-together ten- with cycling that don’t nis balls, placed so that clear up with rest or keep especially in mountain biking.” each ball sits on either recurring despite appro- side of your spine. This Training should focus on priate modifications, see massages those tight endurance (higher reps your physician. the small openings on each side where the while riding is also important, especially ridges of muscles be- and lower weights) Occasionally, x-rays in racing, but one’s ability to do so can be tween your shoulder rather than bulk (fewer and more elaborate testing spinal nerves exit and, over time, can dam- reps at higher weights) age or irritate those nerves, causing pain, hampered by improper bike fit. Properly blades and spine that are necessary to evaluate numbness, tingling or weakness. Symp- adjusting seat tilt, seat fore and aft posi- are frequently respon- the problem but most of toms can be felt in the neck, head, back or tioning, and making sure bike measure- sible for neck pain and the time a prescribed, fo- arm. As we age, the structures in our neck ment parameters are suited to your body headaches. cused course of physical therapy is all that are even more vulnerable to injury, and the can often alleviate neck and arm symptoms Maintain an upper-body strength and is needed. nerve openings become even smaller. Some and reduce the amount of forward flexion conditioning program, and watch your people have great difficulty tolerating drop in the upper back. posture as you work out. Resistance train- Maxine Weyant, M.D. is a Sports Medi- handlebars, and some experts recommend While cycling, if feasible and safe, try ing should focus on endurance (higher reps cine Physician. Her Seattle office is at 801 that people over 35 or 40 avoid them alto- to selectively rest and stretch your upper and lower weights) rather than bulk (fewer Broadway, Suite 1000, Seattle, WA 98122, gether. body. Sit back frequently to take some of reps at higher weights). Abdominal muscle phone: 206-292-7550. Her Mercer Island of- The vibrations and jarring from the ter- the weight off the arms. Stretch the back strength is crucial for core trunk stability fice is at 3236 78th Ave. SE, phone: 206-232-6116. rain can also take their toll on the neck, of your neck by gently bending your head and keeps us from transferring too much

4 MARCH ‘99 Bicycle Paper REGIONAL REPORTS

The biggest news entering the cycling On the topic of class Of course, in most cases you need a way season is Oregon’s secession from USA acts, Dave Douglas to get your bike there. Swagman - 1-800- Cycling. With a chunk of other states also has proved that the 469-7924 or www.swagman.net - has just distancing themselves, what moves will the 20th Annual Seattle made the security for your bike carrier much governing body make? So far they’ve installed to Portland Bicycle better. They now offer locking knobs that toll free phone and fax numbers (888-405- Classic is in good fit their three- and four-bike racks. They’ve RACE and 877-527-RACE, respectively) hands. He didn’t also released hitch stabilizers designed to and have pledged future support for our top have much luck in prevent receiver draw bar movement, finally Cyclocross competitors in Europe. For his rookie venture eliminating annoying hitch rattle. Oregon’s side of the story, see Mike Murray’s as Ride Director: construction on both last essay on page three. year’s route and at Portland State University Both of which will come in handy to get created a fair amount of adversity to you to the Klamath Rails-to-Trails Third Speaking of big, the overcome. So far not only has there been a Annual National Trails Day Event. The Cascade Bicycle Club has safe route negotiated with the Washington celebration is intended to promote - and kicked off the season in Department of Transportation and a new many times introduce - the OC&E Woods grand fashion. The Finish Line at Cathedral Park, but this year’s Line State Trail to the public. The trail is Greater Seattle Bicycle registration fee has gone down and there is the longest linear park in Oregon, with the Expo opened its doors for three no rider limit this year. main line running 64 miles from Klamath days for the first time and welcomed 11,500 Falls to Bly, and the Woods Line branches attendees. A perennial hit, it finally got some If you’re look- off at Beatty 34 miles to the Sycan Marsh. of the local media attention it deserves, get- ing for a new The June 6th event will include mountain ting coverage in the Post-Intelligencer and on ride, though, biking, equestrian events and a nature hike, the KIRO and KING television stations. CBC is introducing RAW! For the first time but you don’t have to wait until then to this year. The Ride Around Washington tour enjoy the area’s volcanic caldera (known as is already creating a buzz with its route Devils Garden), double railroad switchback, traversing Highway 20 from Puget Sound to scenic vistas of the Sprague River Valley and Newport on the Washington/Idaho border. the Winema National Forest. Call (541) 884- Organized by CBC and STP veteran 3050 or e-mail [email protected] to find out Marshall Brown, the ride is boasting a new more. route every year with approximately 250-300 The cover of the full-color Lane riders - what better way to explore Washing- County Bicycle Map. A quick dabble into the zine world: ton? Call CBC at (206) 522-BIKE or see Kickstand #5 is out. For a few stamps or a their web site at www.cascade.org for more If you’re looking to go out on your own dollar or two donation to 923 E John #103, info. or to plan a casual weekend ride, though, Seattle, WA 98102 you can get your own copy of a fine independent publication PHOTO BY DAVID MICHAEL ANTHONY contact Chris Henry at Lane County Public David Michael Anthony in Anchorage, Wondering what happened to last year’s Works at 3040 North Delta Highway, straight from the bowels of Seattle’s bike Alaska last month. STP Ride Director Steve Daviess? He’s the Eugene, OR 97408-1696, or call messenger culture. Or you can whine about Ride Director for another new ride: Bicycle (541) 682-6900. For $3 each and your how poor you are and e-mail Much of that coverage was due to Washington ’99. “A 7-day tour on some of address they’ll send you a copy of their [email protected] and beg for a free Olympic hopeful David Michael Anthony, our least traveled roads,” the ride starts and recently published Lane County Bicycle copy. who pedaled into Seattle toting an 900- ends in Spo- Map. It’s more than just a re- pound trailer from Anchorage after hauling kane with lief road map, though: the full it there from Florida. Crazy or not, Anthony overnight color, 37.5 x 24-inch publica- - other than having a really cool name - has stops in New- tion includes photos, points of enough adrenaline and motivation to make port, Ione, interest, cycling activities, any self-help tape a best seller. Even greater, Kettle Falls, steepness grades, market loca- though, is his compassion: outside of one Republic, tions, parks and even eleven se- heck of a training ride, he’s raising money to Wilbur and lected bike routes. It marks fight hunger. Since all his supplies are Davenport. shoulder bikeways, shared donated, all funds sponsoring his adventure Your $495 roadways and multi-use paths go directly to a variety of hunger relief benefits the that are color-coded for traffic organizations. Such unique determination Bicycle Alli- PHOTO COURTESY OF SWAGMAN volume and shoulder width. earned him Expo’s Most Creative Award. If ance of Wash- Swagman's locking knobs increase you want to sponsor the next leg of this ington and in- your bike's security. incredible itinerary (which is currently cludes three meals a day, hot showers, heading south down the coast), call 1-800- entertainment, luggage transport and full 486-4792. You can also send e-mails directly on-road support. Don’t expect this ride to to David at [email protected]. feel like a freshman ride, though: in Reach 42,000 Seattle's bike messenger addition to Mr. Daviess, Dave Shaw is endeared Kickstand. doing logistics - the same person who did bicycle enthusiasts logistics for last year’s Ride for a Reason and Other Expo awards went to the Schwinn who helped create what is now known as the each month in Washington, Cycling and Fitness booth for the People’s American Lung Association’s Big Ride (as Oregon, Idaho and British Finally, a last minute note: Bicycling has Choice Award (moral of the story: give away well as coordinating STP’s Finish Line since closed its California office, causing the a lot of cool stuff - Platypus should get an 1991). Call 1-877-224-9252 or visit their Columbia through Bicycle release of long-time editor Geoff Drake, who honorable mention) and to Spencer Tech- web site at www.bicyclealliance.org to Paper with advertising that years ago worked in Seattle bike shops nology/Fusetek for the Class Act Award: a register and/or for more information. starts at $20 per month. Call before a three-year stint as editor of Redmond start-up who makes custom wheels VeloNews. The former Bicycle Paper writer that utilize fiberglass to decrease wear and Jay at (425) 355-9322 or toll joined Bicycling in 1988. thus increases longevity - something I have a free at 1-888-836-5720. hunch you’ll hear about more in a future Innovator’s Northwest.

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6 MARCH ‘99 Bicycle Paper CALENDAR Welcome to the Pacific Northwest's most comprehensive bicycle calendar All events are listed chronologically within their respective sections: Events (clin- ics, expositions, lectures, etc), Offroad Racing (competition featuring single-track, cyclocross and other off-road riding), Offroad Touring (rides and spectator events featuring single-track and other off-road riding) Rides & Tours (often 15 to 200 mile rides on roads for any type of bicycle), Series Races (competition repeated on three or more weekends), Single Races (bicycle competition), Track Races (compe- tition in the velodrome) and Multisport (events that include bicycling as a part of the competition). If you are an event promoter or organizer and your event is not listed, please write, call, fax or e-mail information to us and we will gladly list it. Please send your event information in the same style and format as seen here. Further, any changes should be handled the same way. All aspects of this Event Calendar are Copyright 1999 Seattle Publishing. This Calendar may not be transmitted or reproduced by any means, electronic or printed, without written consent of the Publisher.

May 2: Dick Blee Memorial MTB #1. Billings, MT. 406-652-1202. Events May 2-Jun 13: Dick Blee Memorial MTB Series. Billings, MT. 406-652-1202. Mar 6: Alice B. Toeclips Awards. Portland, OR. Party held to May 2: 7th Annual Padden MTN Pedal. Lake Padden honor businesses, organizations & individuals who help Recreation Area, Bellingham, WA. Cross-country, Trials, promote cycling in their community. P.O. Box 9072, FREE kids rodeo & Fun Race. 360-738-3728. Portland, OR 97207. May 8: Hammerfest ’99. Errington/Parksville, BC. Mar 13-14: Portland Bike Show. Portland Rose Quarter, OR. 250-752-3445, [email protected]. Annual event showcase & sale. New products, May 9: Coast Hills Classic. Newport, OR. 1999 Oregon Off- manufacturers & retailers. 50,000 square feet. Tours, Road Series #5, cross-country. 541-574-0327. clubs & more. 206-248-8430. May 15-16: Boneshaker MTB Bash, WIM #3. Winthrop, WA. Mar 28: Old Bike Swap Meet and Show. Kent, WA. 11th Cross-country & Downhill racing for all ages and ability Annual. 8am to 1pm. Antique/Classic Bicycles at the Kent levels. 509-455-7657. National Guard Armory, 24410 Military Rd. Over 50 vendors and 300 bicycles last year. 206-364-0922. May 15: Sprockids Youth Challenge. Gibson, BC. 5 -18 years of age, events start at at AM. 604-886-0772, Apr 18: Aurora Cycle Recumbent & Tandem Fair. Aurora PHOTO BY ECLIPSE PHOTOGRAPHY [email protected]. Cycle, Seattle, WA. Representatives from several major Mountain Biking in Washington State. manufacturers will be on hand to answer questions and May 15-16: NORBA Championship Series #1. Big Bear, CA. offer advice. Learn riding techniques, technical product 604-737-3137, . information and test riding. Noon to 5pm. FREE. May 16: Race at Reehers. Forest Grove, OR. 1999 Oregon May 22: Reach the Beach. OR. 1-day fundraising tour to Mar 13: So. Oregon Time Trials #1. Medford, OR. Three race 206-783-1000. Off-Road Series #6, cross-country. 503-234-9273. Oregon coast for families, friends & corporate teams. Fully series: 3/13, 3/20 & 3/27. 541-488-2453. May 2: 7th Annual Padden MTN Pedal. Lake Padden May 16: Coast Hills Mtn. Bike Classic. Newport, OR. Part of supported with medics, mechanics, communications, food, Mar 13: Missoula Training Series #1. Missoula, MT. Recreation Area, Bellingham, WA. Cross-country, Trials, the 13 race ORBA series. 8, 18 & 28 mile rolling cross- water & post-ride BBQ. Start from Portland, Salem, Amity, 406-542-9114. FREE kids rodeo & Fun Race. 360-738-3728. country courses. Awesome singletrack, fast descents & Corvallis or on mountain bike from Grand Ronde. Mar 14: Tour de Dungeness. Dungeness West Sequim, WA. May 8: Grants Pass Bike Fair. Grants Pass, OR. All Sports challenging climbs. Fundraiser for high school mtn. bike 503-246-1997. Tour de Dungess is a bicycle road race series. Dungeness Park. Competitive & non-competitive rides, safety club & honor society. 541-574-0327. Recreation Area 3/7, 3/14 & 3/21. $20 ($18 earlybird). inspections, product displays and demonstrations. May 16: Gary Fisher Race for the Trails #2, The Ridge $1 WSBA. Bill Rowland at 360-457-8069. 541-471-9239 (days). Classsic XC, . Belcarra, BC. 604-683-7278, [email protected]. Multisport Mar 14: Banana Belt Series ‘99 #3. Hagg Lake, OR. 503-236-4712. May 22-23: Klamath Heat. Klamath Falls, OR. 1999 Oregon Off-Road Series #7. Downhill 5/22 & cross-country 5/23. Mar 6: Winter Triathlon. Winthrop, WA. Bike, Ski, Run. Road Mar 14: Escape Velocity Spring Road Race Series. Moutain 541-882-1001. bike or Mt. Bike 10k, X-country ski 20k, Dirt road run 12k. Vancouver, B.C.. Six race series. 604-733-6947. May 22-23: Bordertown Challenge. Oasis, NV. Part of the 509-996-2886. Mar 20: Mason Lake Road Race #3. Mason Lake, WA. Road 1999 Wild Rockies “Unplugged” Mountain Bike Series. Mar 18: Ridge to River Relay. Wenatchee, WA. 19th annual, race series at Mason County Park. $15 per race. Rolling Bike Racing Cross-country & downhill. Nevada State Champs. designed for recreational & expert athletes. Starts at top 13 mile loop around Mason Lake. No major climbs. 206-932-5921. Mar 14: Frozen Dirt Challenge MTB. Missoula, MT. 208-342-3910. of Mission Ridge, participants Nordic ski, then Alpine ski, Mar 20: So. Oregon Time Trials #2. Ashland, OR. Three race 406-728-5790. May 22-23: SUNLIGHT BC CUP XC#1- Snowden Slug Slam. followed by a run, then bike, and ending with a water leg where participants canoe or kayak to Wenatchee. Teams series: 3/13, 3/20 & 3/27. 541-488-2453. Apr 4: Barf Bash 3. Naniamo, BC. 250-756-0058, Campbell River, BC. 250-286-6340, [email protected]. of 2 to 6 or do the 35-mile challenge solo. 509-662-8799. Mar 20: Escape Velocity Spring Road Race Series. [email protected]. May 29: Dairy Queen Downhill. Campbell Mountain, BC. Apr 3: Double Pole Paddle Pad. Bozeman, MT. Alpine ski run Vancouver, B.C.. Six race series. 604-733-6947. Apr 10: Finley Hills Challenge, WIM #1. Tri-Cities, WA. 400 250-493-0686. (5k), cross-country run (5k) and 10 mile bike. Call for more Mar 20: Missoula Training Series #2. Missoula, MT. participants. Cross-country racing for all ages and ability May 29: BC High School Invitational MTB Championships. information. 406-587-2445. 406-543-6177. levels. 509-455-7657. Grouse Mountain, BC. 604-985-3181. May 15: U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle. Bend, OR. Individuals, Mar 21: Tour de Dungeness. Dungeness West Sequim, WA. Apr 11: 14th Annual Mudslinger. Corvallis, OR. Cross-country. May 29: 4th Annual Action Quest ’99. Summerland, BC. pairs or teams (up to 7 people) alpine ski, xc ski, bike, Tour de Dungess is a bicycle road race series. Dungeness 1999 Oregon Off-Road Series #1. Same course as last 250-494-0341, www.rideactionquest.com. run, paddle and sprint from Mt. Bachelor to Drake Park. Recreation Area 3/7, 3/14 & 3/21. $20 ($18 earlybird). year and will include a cross-country race, poker ride & May 30: Hutch’s Hustle. Bend, OR. 1999 Oregon Off-Road 541-388-0002. $1 WSBA. Bill Rowland at kid’s race (tentative). 541-754-3752. Series #8, cross-country. 541-389-3295. 360-457-8069. Apr 11: Barking Spider. Nampa, ID. Part of the 1999 Wild May 30: Gary Fisher Race for the Trails #3, LifeCycles Veddar Mar 21: Piece of Cake Road Race. West of Halsey, OR. 24th Rockies “Unplugged” Mountain Bike Series. Cross-country. Mountain Revival. Veddar Mountain, BC. annual, original course in central Willamette Valley. Exit 208-342-3910. 604-683-7278, [email protected]. Road Racing #216 on I-5. 541-349-9270. Apr 18: Chainbreaker. Bend, OR. 1999 Oregon Off-Road Mar 21: Escape Velocity Spring Road Race Series. Series #2, cross-country. 541-389-3295. Mar 3: Volunteer Park Criterium. Volunteer Park, Seattle, WA. Vancouver, B.C.. Six race series. 604-733-6947. Apr 18: Gary Fisher Race For the Trails #1, Broadway The traditional season opener bike race, 30 years running. Mar 27: So. Oregon Time Trials #3. Ashland, OR. Three race Cyclepath Vanier Park Enduro. Vanier Park, BC. Mountain 206-783-5439. series: 3/13, 3/20 & 3/27. 541-488-2453. 604-683-7278, [email protected]. Mar 6: Mason Lake Road Race #1. Mason Lake, WA. Road Mar 27: Escape Velocity Spring Road Race Series. Apr 24: Big K Mountain Bike Festival. Roseburg, OR. 1999 race series at Mason County Park. $15 per race. Rolling Vancouver, B.C.. Six race series. 604-733-6947. Oregon Off-Road Series #3, cross-country. 541-957-1020. Bike Touring 13 mile loop around Mason Lake. No major climbs. Mar 27: Frozen Flatlands Road Race. Spokane, WA. Apr 25: 8th Annual Beartrax & Beeswax Race. Tahuya Forest Mar 31-Apr 13: Tunisia Odyssey: Eden to Oasis. Tunisia. 206-932-5921. near Belfair, WA. Single Track Minds Cycling Cycling Club Diverse culture & beautiful landscapes of coastal and Mar 7: Tour de Dungeness. Dungeness West Sequim, WA. Mar 28: Snohomish Road Race. Snohomish, WA. Road race at presents the longest standing classic mountain bike race Sahara zones of southern Tunisia. Wondrous array of Tour de Dungess is a bicycle road race series. Dungeness Flowing Lake Park. $20. Rolling 11 mile loop on country in WA state with an average of 400 participants. people, architecture, culture & landscape. 485 miles, 90% Recreation Area 3/7, 3/14 & 3/21. $20 ($18 earlybird). roads with small steep rollers. 206-932-5921. 253-565-5124. paved roads, hills. $1190 plus airfare. 206-767-0848. $1 WSBA. Bill Rowland at 360-457-8069. Mar 28: Escape Velocity Spring Road Race Series. Apr 25: Blue Mountain Challenge MTB. Missoula, MT. May 1: Ride Around Clark County. Clark County, WA. 3 Mar 7: Banana Belt Series ‘99 #2. Hagg Lake, OR. Vancouver, B.C.. Six race series. 604-733-6947. 406-543-3331. beautiful & challenging rides, 34, 65 & 100 mile loops & 503-236-4712. Mar 28: SRP Circuit Race. Spokane, WA. May 1-2: Chelan MTB Festival, WIM #2. Chelan, WA. Cross- a new 18 mile casual ride. Entry to win a Coleman Mar 7: Escape Velocity Spring Road Race Series. Vancouver, Apr 3: Volunteer Park. Seattle, WA. 206-932-5921, country & Downhill racing for all ages and ability levels. camping package or a Coleman entry level spa to all pre- B.C.. Six race series. 604-733-6947. [email protected], www.pazzovelo.com. registered (prior to 4/19/99) participants. 360-892-8765. 509-455-7657. Mar 13: Mason Lake Road Race #2. Mason Lake, WA. Road Apr 3: Missoula Training Series #3. Missoula, MT. May 2: Spring Thaw. Ashland, OR. 1999 Oregon Off-Road race series at Mason County Park. $15 per race. Rolling 406-543-6177. Series #4, cross-country. 541-482-8704. 13 mile loop around Mason Lake. No major climbs. Apr 4: BC CUP #1* Squeaky Classic Road Race. Fort Langley, 206-932-5921. BC. 604-646-6660, [email protected].

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Apr 8-Aug 26: Seward Park Cycling Series. Seattle, WA. May 18: Seattle Criterium every Thursday night. $8 per night. .8 mile loop International Raceway inside Seward Park with one 120 degree turn and 100 Series. Kent, WA. yard hill. 206-932-5921. Tuesday night road race Apr 10: Kings Valley Road Race. Near Corvallis, OR. A rolling series at SIR. Sponsored course perfect for the strong man/woman. 19.5 mile loop by SunDog. Every on good to excellent roads. Perfect tune-up for the Tour of Tuesday Night @ 7pm. Willamette. 541-343-4833. Groups: Cat 1, 2, 3; Cat 4, 5; Masters 35+. 206- Apr 10: Seward Park Spring Classic. Seattle, WA. 322-0072. 206-932-5921. May 18: PIR. Portland, OR. Apr 10: Kings Valley Road Race. Corvallis, OR. Race series. 503-636- 503-741-0313. 6422. Apr 10: Missoula Training Series #4. Missoula, MT. May 18: Adidas World 406-542-9114. Tuesday Night Apr 11: Vashon Island Circuit Race. Vashon Island, WA. Road Championships. Victoria, race at Reddings Beach Rd. $20. 3 mile circuit with a 7% B.C.. Tuesday night 1/2 mile climb each lap. 206-932-5921. races. 604-733-6947. Apr 11: Gerick Cycles Kelowna Criterium. Kelowna, BC. May 19: Juan de Fuca/ 250-868-3007. Victoria Wheelers Apr 13: Seattle International Raceway Series. Kent, WA. Wednesday Night Tuesday night road race series at SIR. Sponsored by Series. B.C.. Wednesday SunDog. Every Tuesday Night @ 7pm. Groups: Cat 1, 2, 3; night races. 250-595- Cat 4, 5; Masters 35+. 206-322-0072. BIKE. Apr 13-18: Tour of Willamette. Eugene, OR. May 21-23: Columbia 503-293-6505. Plateau. Eastern Apr 17-18: RAD Road Race Series. Richland, WA. . Oregon. 503-231-0236. Apr 19: Atomic Vernon Road Race. Vernon, BC. 250-545-4969. May 22-24: BC CUP #2* BC Classic Stage Race. Apr 20: Seattle International Raceway Series. Kent, WA. Langley, BC. 604-733- Tuesday night road race series at SIR. Sponsored by 6947, SunDog. Every Tuesday Night @ 7pm. Groups: Cat 1, 2, 3; www.escapevelocity.bc.ca. Cat 4, 5; Masters 35+. 206-322-0072. May 22: Spokane River Apr 24-25: Pear Blossom/Woodrat. Medford, OR. Road Race. Spokane, 541-772-1393. WA. PHOTO BY STEVE STRICKLAND COURTESY OF ALAW. Apr 24: Texana Rice Time Trial. North Vancouver, BC. May 23: Beaverton A Trek Tri-Island participant riding off the ferry dock. 604-597-7735, [email protected]. Criterium. Beaverton, Apr 24: Tahuya-Seabeck-Tahuya Road Race. Tahuya, WA. . OR. Apr 17-Jul 9: Trans America Millenium Tour. Yorktown, VA - May 9-14: Golden California Tour. Santa Barbara, CA. 6 day Apr 24-25: Northwest Collegiate Champs. Bozeman, MT. 503-257-6244. Florence, OR. All women 85 days from Yorktown, VA to tour. Cycling highlights: Vineyards of the Santa Ynez 406-994-2167. May 23: Hammerfest Road Race. Spokane, WA. . Florence, OR. No camping, ride at a leisurely pace. Mostly Valley, Montana De Oro State Park, Big Sur. Designated: Apr 24: Rocky Mountain Roubaix. Missoula, MT. May 25: Seattle International Raceway Series. Kent, WA. motels with some hostels. Full van support. 4,245 miles. All levels. Free brochure available. P.O. Box 11219, 406-543-6920. Tuesday night road race series at SIR. Sponsored by 800-247-1444. Olympia, WA 98508. Apr 25: Gary Lunde Road Race. Sooke, BC. SunDog. Every Tuesday Night @ 7pm. Groups: Cat 1, 2, 3; Apr 18: 24th Annual Daffodil Classic. Orting, WA. Voted Best May 15-16: 29th Annual Tour of the Swan River Valley. 250-595-1937, [email protected]. Cat 4, 5; Masters 35+. 206-322-0072. Century of WA by Bicycling Magazine in 1998! 20, 50, 70 Missoula, MT. Scenic tour of two valleys nestled in the Apr 25: Bellingham Criterium. Bellingham, WA. May 25: PIR. Portland, OR. Race series. 503-636-6422. & 100 mile routes. $15 (person) & $35 (two adult family) mission and swan mountains. 230 miles, 600 riders, 206-292-5141. May 25: Adidas World Tuesday Night Championships. ($12 & $30 before 3/7). Great food, mechanical support gradual climbs on paved 2-lane highway. Entry forms sent Apr 25: Walla Walla Road Race. Walla Walla, WA. . Victoria, B.C.. Tuesday night races. 604-733-6947. & map. Limit 2,000 riders. 253-566-1822. March 21. Send business-size SASE. P.O. Box 8903, Missoula, MT 59807. Apr 27: Seattle International Raceway Series. Kent, WA. May 26: Juan de Fuca/Victoria Wheelers Wednesday Night May 1-Oct 31: San Juan Islands 6 Day Tour. La Conner, WA. Tuesday night road race series at SIR. Sponsored by Series. B.C.. Wednesday night races. 250-595-BIKE. Departs every Sunday May-October. Highlights: La Conner; May 16-21: Hawaii Tour. Hilo, Hawaii. 6 & 8 day tours Lopez Islands; Orcas Island; San Juan Island. Designated: available. Cycling highlights: Kilauea Crater rim ride; 30 SunDog. Every Tuesday Night @ 7pm. Groups: Cat 1, 2, 3; May 29-31: Twin Rivers Stage Race. Lewiston, ID. . Cat 4, 5; Masters 35+. 206-322-0072. all abilities. Free brochure available. P.O. Box 11219, mile descent down Mauna Loa Volcano; Kona Coast; May 30: Larch Mount Hill Climb. Portland, OR. Olympia, WA 98508. Ironman bicycle route. Designated: Beginner to advanced. May 1-2: S&S/McCormick Woods Omnium. Port Orchard & 503-245-9878. Free brochure available. P.O. Box 11219, Olympia, WA Longbranch, WA. Circuit Race, Time Trial & Road Race. May 1: Ride Around Clark County. Clark County, WA. 3 May 30: BC CUP #3* Bastion Square Cycling Grand Prix. 98508. $45. 3 mile flat circuit race, 5 mile flat tt, 10.5 mile loop beautiful & challenging rides, 34, 65 & 100 mile loops & Victoria, BC. 250-360-2453. road race with 1k hill. 206-932-5921. a new 18 mile casual ride. Entry to win a Coleman May 16: Santa Fe Century. Santa Fe, NM. 2100 riders. 25, camping package or a Coleman entry level spa to all pre- 50, 75 & 100 mile routes. 6 food stops. Sag support. May 1: Caleb Pike Road Race. Victoria, BC. registered (prior to 4/19/99) participants. 360-892-8765. $15, includes water bottle, rider number, maps, route 250-384-8805. May 1-2: Galloping Goose. Vancouver Island, BC. 604-251- marking.Shirts & wind breakers available with advance May 1: Comox Valley Downtown Criterium. Courtenay, BC. Road Touring 1230, Contact prior to April 17. order. 885 Camino Del Este, Santa Fe, NM 87501. 250-339-9758, [email protected]. May 2: Monster Cookie Metric Century Bicycle Ride. State May 22: Reach the Beach. OR. 1-day fundraising tour to May 2: Up and Over Road Race. Victoria, BC. Mar 13: Chinook Sh-Sh-Shiver. Yakima, WA. 9am registration, Capitol Mall, Salem, OR. Recreational ride through Oregon coast for families, friends & corporate teams. Fully 250-595-1937, [email protected]. 10am start. 100, 50 & 25 km. Mostly flat ountry backroads to Champoeg State Park and back. Entry fee is supported with medics, mechanics, communications, food, May 2: Northern Rockies Road Race. Drummond, MT. backroads with a few gradual inclines. Water, restrooms, for map, rider ID# & checkpoint services. Full-service water & post-ride BBQ. Start from Portland, Salem, Amity, 406-549-2453. snacks, sag, showers. Waterbottle for $15. checkpoints including toilet facilities along the route. Corvallis or on mountain bike from Grand Ronde. May 3: Masters & Women PIR. Portland, OR. Bi-weekly race (w) 509-248-5393. Snacks, fruit & refreshments will be available 503-246-1997. series. 503-636-6422. Mar 14-20: Wheeling Hawaii ‘99. Hawaii. Kona to Kona 503-390-9558. May 22-24: Three Rivers. Lytton, Lilloet, Cache Creek. 604- May 4: Seattle International Raceway Series. Kent, WA. around the Big Island. 256 miles with nights in Volcano May 2: Camano Climb. Stanwood, WA. 50 miles scenic loop 576-9767, Contact prior to May 8. Tuesday night road race series at SIR. Sponsored by Village & the coastal towns of Punaluu, Hilo, Honokaa & around the perimeteof Camano Island or a 35 mile short May 23: No Frills Century. Redmond, OR. 100 & 65 mile SunDog. Every Tuesday Night @ 7pm. Groups: Cat 1, 2, 3; Hawi. Most afternoons allow time to snorkel & swim and course. 8805 Cedarhome Drive, Stanwood, WA 98292, routes between Redmond, Madras & Prineville. Start at Cat 4, 5; Masters 35+. 206-322-0072. one day is set aside to explore Hawaii Volcanoes National (360) 629-6415. Redmond City Park. $10. 541-382-8018. Park. 800-433-0528. May 4: PIR. Portland, OR. Race series. 503-636-6422. May 8: 17th Annual Historical Lewis County Bicycle Ride. May 23-28: California Redwoods Tour. Eugene, OR. 6 day Mar 20-21: Harrison Hot Springs Tour. Harrison Hot Springs, May 4: Adidas World Tuesday Night Championships. Victoria, Chehalis, WA. 20, 46, 72 & 100 mile courses. Register/ tour. Cycling highlights: Avenue of the Giants; The “Lost BC. 604-873-0320, Contact prior to March 06. B.C.. Tuesday night races. 604-733-6947. start between 7-9:30am. Start/finish at Stan Hedwall Coast,” a secluded road along the coast. Designated: All Mar 21-26: Golden California Tour. Santa Barbara, CA. 6 day Park. Food/drink/rest stops, course map, marked course, levels. Free brochure available. P.O. Box 11219, Olympia, May 5: Juan de Fuca/Victoria Wheelers Wednesday Night tour. Cycling highlights: Vineyards of the Santa Ynez narrative & sagwagon provided. Quiet back roads, century- WA 98508. Series. B.C.. Wednesday night races. 250-595-BIKE. Valley, Montana De Oro State Park, Big Sur. Designated: old landmarks & (weather permitting) views of Mt. St. May 29-31: Northwest Tandem Rally. Corvallis, OR. Come May 8: Yakima Road Race - Washington Championships. All levels. Free brochure available. P.O. Box 11219, Helens & Mt. Rainier. 360-740-1135. enjoy the roads & hospitality of the mid-Willamette Valley Yakima, WA. 206-292-5141, http://users.ewa.net/ Olympia, WA 98508. May 8: Skagit Spring Classic Bicycle Ride. Burlington, WA. for the 13th NWTR. Send SASE for registration form to sagecycle. Mar 25: Sunnyside Sports Anniversary & Bike-a-Roo Starts at Bayview Elementary School. 25-100 mile options. Mid-Valley Bicycle Club, P.O. Box 1373, Corvallis, OR May 8: Coaltown Classic . Naniamo, BC. 250-748-6457, Breakfast Ride. Bend, OR. A quality pancake breakfast 360-826-5511. 97339-1373, or see www.mvbc.com. For lodging call the [email protected]. followed by a 25 miles road ride. Starts at Rimrock Riders May 8: Grants Pass Bike Fair. Grants Pass, OR. All Sports Corvallis Convention & Visitor’s Bureau at 800-334-8118. May 8: Eden Int’l NeoClassic. Great Falls, MT. Club House. $5. 541-382-8018. Park. Competitive & non-competitive rides, safety 406-761-7021. Mar 31-Apr 13: Tunisia Odyssey: Eden to Oasis. Tunisia. inspections, product displays and demonstrations. May 11: Seattle International Raceway Series. Kent, WA. Diverse culture & beautiful landscapes of coastal and 541-471-9239 (days). Tuesday night road race series at SIR. Sponsored by Sahara zones of southern Tunisia. Wondrous array of May 8-9: Scenic Tour of the Kootenai River (STOKR) ‘99. Series Races SunDog. Every Tuesday Night @ 7pm. Groups: Cat 1, 2, 3; people, architecture, culture & landscape. 485 miles, 90% Montana. 5th annual ride. 2-day tour in remote northwest Cat 4, 5; Masters 35+. 206-322-0072. paved roads, hills. $1190 plus airfare. 206-767-0848. Montana (just 3 hrs northeast of Spokane). Limit: 250 Mar 2-Sep 7: Tuesday Night Racing. Marymoor Park, May 11: PIR. Portland, OR. Race series. 503-636-6422. Apr 2-4: Gulf Island Tour. Gulf Islands, BC. 604-872-7586, riders. 5/8: 98 mile loop into the Yaak or 45 mile option Redmond, WA. Races every Friday by the Marymoor May 11: Adidas World Tuesday Night Championships. Contact prior to March 19. up Lake Crk. 5/9: 40 mile loop along the river to Lake Velodrome Association & Puget Sound Cycling Club. Victoria, B.C.. Tuesday night races. 604-733-6947. Apr 11-16: Golden California Tour. Santa Barbara, CA. 6 day Koocanusa. $40, benefits local Habitat for Humanity Training is free with waiver signing. Must have taken an tour. Cycling highlights: Vineyards of the Santa Ynez affiliate (who provides goodies, soup & pie along the way!) MVA track class or have at least a Cat 4 USCF track May 12: Juan de Fuca/Victoria Wheelers Wednesday Night 1020 Idaho, Libby, MT 59923. Series. B.C.. Wednesday night races. Valley, Montana De Oro State Park, Big Sur. Designated: license. 206-675-1424. 250-595-BIKE. All levels. Free brochure available. P.O. Box 11219, May 8: The Rhody Tour Metric & Half-Metric Century. Haines Mar 6-20: Mason Lake Road Race Series. Mason Lake, WA. Olympia, WA 98508. Place Park & Ride Lot, Port Townsend, WA. 32, 44 & 64 Road race series at Mason County Park. $15 per race. May 15-16: Mutual of Enumclaw Stage Race. Enumclaw, WA. mile options. 3 food/water stops, grocery/convenience 206-621-3245, [email protected]. Apr 12-24: Tunisia Odyssey: Historic North. Tunisia. Rolling 13 mile loop around Mason Lake. No major climbs. Extraordinary concentration of archeological, cultural & stores along route, SAG, route map. Proceeds to help 206-932-5921. May 16: Rehearsal Road Race. Oregon City, OR. provide helmets for kids and to the Bicycle Alliance of religious sites. 280 miles, paved roads, long hills. $1190 Mar 7-21: Tour de Dungeness. Dungeness West Sequim, WA. 503-632-6030. Washington. P.O. Box 681, Port Townsend, WA 98368. plus airfare. 206-767-0848. Tour de Dungess is a bicycle road race series. Dungeness May 17: Masters & Women PIR. Portland, OR. Bi-weekly race Recreation Area 3/7, 3/14 & 3/21. $20 ($18 earlybird). series. 503-636-6422. $1 WSBA. 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Mar 7-28: Escape Velocity Spring Road Race Series. Vancouver, B.C.. Six race series. 604-733-6947. Mar 13-27: So. Oregon Time Trials. Medford & Ashland, OR. Three race series: 3/13, 3/20 & 3/27. 541-488-2453. Mar 13-Apr 10: Missoula Training Series. Missoula, MT. 406-542-9114. Apr 1-Sep 30: Alpenrose Weekly Series. Alpenrose Velodrome, Portland, OR. Weekly track series. 503-661-5874. Apr 8: Seward Park Cycling Series. Seattle, WA. Criterium every Thursday night. $8 per night. .8 mile loop inside Seward Park with one 120 degree turn and 100 yard hill. 206-932-5921, [email protected], www.pazzovelo.com. Apr 10-Aug 29: WIM Mt. Bike Racing Series. WA, ID, MT. Downhill, cross-country & dual events. 509-455-7657. Apr 11-Sep 5: 1999 Oregon Off-Road Series. Oregon. Cross- country, downhill and dual slalom races. 541-349-9270. Apr 13-Aug 31: Seattle International Raceway Series. Kent, WA. Tuesday night road race series at SIR. Sponsored by SunDog. Every Tuesday Night @ 7pm. Groups: Cat 1, 2, 3; Cat 4, 5; Masters 35+. 206-322-0072. Apr 15: Seward Park Cycling Series. Seattle, WA. Criterium every Thursday night. $8 per night. .8 mile loop inside Seward Park with one 120 degree turn and 100 yard hill. 206-932-5921. Apr 22: Seward Park Cycling Series. Seattle, WA. Criterium every Thursday night. $8 per night. .8 mile loop inside Seward Park with one 120 degree turn and 100 yard hill. 206-932-5921. Apr 29: Seward Park Cycling Series. Seattle, WA. Criterium every Thursday night. $8 per night. .8 mile loop inside Seward Park with one 120 degree turn and 100 yard hill. 206-932-5921. May 3-Sep 13: Masters & Women PIR. Portland, OR. Bi-weekly race series. 503-636-6422. PHOTO BY ECLIPSE PHOTOGRAPHY May 4-Sep 7: PIR. Portland, OR. Race series. Wind, rain and road racing at the last Alki Criterium. 503-636-6422. May 4-Aug 31: Adidas World Tuesday Night Mar 9: Tuesday Night Racing. Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA. Apr 20: Tuesday Night Racing. Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA. May 18: Tuesday Night Racing. Marymoor Park, Redmond, Championships . Victoria, B.C.. Tuesday night races. Races every Friday by the Marymoor Velodrome Races every Friday by the Marymoor Velodrome WA. Races every Friday by the Marymoor Velodrome 604-733-6947. Association & Puget Sound Cycling Club. Training is free Association & Puget Sound Cycling Club. Training is free Association & Puget Sound Cycling Club. Training is free May 5-Aug 25: Juan de Fuca/Victoria Wheelers Wednesday with waiver signing. Must have taken an MVA track class with waiver signing. Must have taken an MVA track class with waiver signing. Must have taken an MVA track class Night Series. B.C.. Wednesday night races. 250-595-BIKE. or have at least a Cat 4 USCF track license. or have at least a Cat 4 USCF track license. or have at least a Cat 4 USCF track license. 206-675-1424. 206-675-1424. 206-675-1424. May 6: Seward Park Cycling Series. Seattle, WA. Criterium every Thursday night. $8 per night. .8 mile loop inside Mar 16: Tuesday Night Racing. Marymoor Park, Redmond, Apr 22: Alpenrose Weekly Series. Alpenrose Velodrome, May 19: Wednesday Night Racing. Marymoor Park, Redmond, Seward Park with one 120 degree turn and 100 yard hill. WA. Races every Friday by the Marymoor Velodrome Portland, OR. Weekly track series. 503-661-5874. WA. Races every Friday by the Marymoor Velodrome 206-932-5921. Association & Puget Sound Cycling Club. Training is free Apr 27: Tuesday Night Racing. Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA. Association & Lake Washington Velo. $12 for Cat 4, with waiver signing. Must have taken an MVA track class Women, Junior and Master racers. Spectators are May 12-Sep 8: Wednesday Night Racing. Marymoor Park, Races every Friday by the Marymoor Velodrome or have at least a Cat 4 USCF track license. Association & Puget Sound Cycling Club. Training is free welcome (free). 206-675-1424. Redmond, WA. 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10 MARCH ‘99 Bicycle Paper FEATURE Klein moves production back to the Pacific Northwest He’s riding his newest design, the lightweight, cutting edge fully-suspended, carbon fiber Klein Mantra. bikes. More mountain bike His little yellow dog, Carly, runs alongside racers turned to Klein’s 22 to and joins the adventure through the lush 29.9-pound aluminum canopy of the Capitol Forest near Olympia, bikes, which are several Washington. pounds lighter than their Gary Klein, president of Klein Bicycle steel counterparts. As a Corporation, is doing what he loves and result of the higher demand living a dream — riding and building bikes and other reasons, most of that people want to ride. He’s spent the last Klein’s bike production went 20 years building his business up from a to the Trek plant in Water- student project in a basement to a corpora- loo, Wisconsin. Klein said tion that dominates a high-end market niche. while some of the produc- “I like to make stuff that people want and tion was moved, he was still you don’t have to make a gazillion of able to keep most of this 85 something,” Klein said. employees. Out of a factory in Chehalis, Wash., Klein Klein said the move was runs a corporation that ships bikes around a mixed blessing for the the world. It is one of the premier manufac- company. While it allowed turers of aluminum bikes in the country. for more distributorship and In the shadow of Mt. St. Helen’s, Klein marketing and they gained creates the prototypes for the newest racing a solvent-free powder coat designs and looks at ways to improve the paint process, the overseeing performance of bikes that are used by pros of day-to-day operations, and recreational cycles alike. such as testing and quality Three years ago, Trek Bicycle checks, was lost. PHOTO BY TARYN GERHARDT Corporation, one of the largest bicycle “We lost a cache with Gary Klein chatting with an employee at the production plant in Chehalis, Washington. manufacturers in the country, bought Klein. enthusiasts when we moved production to At the same time, Klein picks up the was one the first builders in the world to use The merger allowed the company to increase Waterloo,” Klein said. manufacturing of Trek’s 1999 aluminum aluminum frames, when everyone else used their sales nationally and doubled their Because the Pacific Northwest is known road bike. Klein also added a few more primarily steel. distributorship to 60 countries. for great mountain and road riding, it only welders to the staff. He said his factory is Now, with the lean years behind him, At the same time, mountain bike sales made sense to have the bikes made where especially unique because it does many things Klein bikes are known for their lightweight across the coun- they can be that set it apart from other manufacturers. size, high-performance designs, aerospace try increased tested on some For example, the manufacturing involves grade materials, and strict attention to dramatically, as Out of a factory in Chehalis, Wash., of the most a more intricate forming process, and they detail. His bikes are used by bike racers did the partici- challenging also do more metal manipulation and around the world and any athlete that wants pation in moun- Klein runs a corporation that ships bikes conditions, precision frame alignment. a high-performance bike. tain bike races. Klein said. “It’s all those little details. Every person Riding Klein bikes are mountain bike “Aluminum around the world. It is one of the For this in the plant is quality control,” Klein said. It racer Rishi Grewal, who placed 2nd overall frames have reason and premier manufacturers of aluminum also helps that many of his engineers are in a recent NORBA championship, and become more several others, riders. Karren Kurreck, who was the 1997 Pro popular in the bikes in the country. including the “You can make a good judgment on Women’s Road Race champion. Both are last couple of overloading of something,” Klein engineer Kurt Hall said. members of Klein-sponsored teams. years, especially the Wisconsin “Being a rider helps you tell for yourself. If I Because Klein loves to ride in all with mountain biking and racers using plants, Trek this year sent the production of say ‘I wouldn’t want to ride that,’ than I conditions and weather, he naturally strives aluminum bikes in the Tour De France. It’s all Klein bikes except one back to Chehalis. wouldn’t want anyone else to. It gets tossed to make bikes that he would want to ride. a no-brainer on weight savings,” Klein said. Trek will make only one model, a carbon out.” He says he wouldn’t want anyone to ride Klein was especially prepared for the jump fiber, fully-suspended mountain bike, the something that he wouldn’t ride himself. It because he was already producing Mantra, which will retail for about $4,000. How Klein Came To Be is this philosophy of quality over quantity and pure love of the bike that has made his What started out as a student project at business grow. Massachusetts Institute of Technology has “Klein is a bike that the customer has done become his way of life for Klein. a lot of research on. People who are riding During his days as a student at MIT, Klein them know what they are doing and know was not only interested in engineering, but what they are looking for,” Falcone Schwinn he was also into bicycle racing. He and a few Bike Shop manager Dave Pettibon said. friends started experimenting with “Klein makes no attempt to be medium range aluminum so they could produce a and it’s state-of-the-art only.” lightweight bike. Klein was attracted to But Klein is not only a good business man, aluminum because it was a relatively engineer and designer, he’s also a family man. inexpensive material that has numerous Between work and riding, he especially design possibilities. Soon they were making enjoys spending time with his wife and two high-performance aluminum bikes and daughters. In fact, he became a somewhat of selling them and slowly the business took off. a local celebrity after dancing the part as After the university told them they had “Ginger” in the local ballet company’s to find another place for their business, Klein production of “The Nutcracker.” eventually moved to the Chehalis area from It’s this combination of good humor, California to expand his fledgling company, astute business sense, and design talents that Klein Bicycle Corporation. In the early days has allowed Klein to expand and adapt with it was a very tough existence, he said. He PHOTO BY TARYN GERHARDT an ever-changing market. Klein proudly displying his namesake.

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She has built wheels for athletes such as “Sally Hildt Returns” from pg. 1 1994 Olympic team member David In her career as owner/mechanic at The Nicholson, and it’s likely that David would Magic Spoke, Sally generated quite a loyal have won a medal in Barcelona had he not following of bicycle enthusiasts. Actually, suffered an injury shortly before the games. Sally has become a wheel-building legend in Such reputation and expertise has her build- the Puget Sound region because of her ing up to fifty wheels per month. friendly can-do attitude and her extensive When she’s not working, Sally likes to knowledge of bicycles. When asked what she take her road bike for a spin - it sports a enjoys most about wheel building, Sally Fondriest frame, Campagnolo compo- explained, “I get a real feeling of satisfaction nents, and Mavic rims. She also rides a and pride from building quality wheels, and mountain bike with road tires on it. She it actually has a calming and relaxing effect enjoys taking her Springer Spaniel on me.” Henrietta Wiggins (Retty for short) to dog Sally says the biggest advantage to order- agility events. ing custom-made wheels is “flexibility,” Sally’s been working at Seattle Cycles explaining that the requirements for off-road since the beginning of this year, and you mountain bike wheels are much different can find her there five days a week, than for touring bike wheels. The main Tuesday through Sunday. So if you’re plan- variants in wheel building are “spoke tension, ning on getting some new wheels for your placement of the spokes around the rim, and bike, or a new bike for your wheels, stop the number of spokes installed.” By using by Seattle Cycles and talk to Sally Hildt. different combinations of rims, hubs, and You won’t be disappointed! spokes to build the wheels, Sally can create Seattle Cycles can be reached at (206) PHOTO COURTESY OF SALLY HILDT the ideal combination for the customer. 285-2800. Sally Hildt with her dogs Retty (left) and Tucker (right).

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12 MARCH '99 Bicycle Paper OPINION Oregon chooses secession from the United State Cycling Federation will have assigned officials, designated racing rules, road signage, Is this a good thing? BY MIKE MURRAY race equipment — all the same things that riders are As with most changes there are pluses and minuses. The fact Most of the road, track and mountain bike races in Oregon accustomed to seeing at races, regardless of sanctioning body. that there is now competition in the market will hopefully lead in 1999 will not be sanctioned through USA Cycling, nor it’s How did this come about? to changes at USA Cycling that will provide more services to affiliate organizations USCF or NORBA. Similar movements Many people, both race organizers and individual members, the membership. On the other hand, the monopoly previously are occurring in California, the Rocky Mountain States and the have been dissatisfied with the level of service that they have enjoyed by USAC allowed for uniformity of rules, rider catego- Midwest. How did this come about? What does it mean to seen from USA Cycling, the USCF and NORBA. Many have rization, single memberships, etc. Local organization, however, individual bike racers? How will it affect the future of bicycle felt that the focus of these organizations has been primarily on allows changing programs to meet local needs. racing in the US? the elite level riders, who represent only a small percentage of What about the future? The 1999 season the membership, and that the needs of the majority of the There is movement to reorganize the structure of USA The Oregon racing schedule remains very active. There are members have been ignored. The benefits to the individual mem- Cycling to allow local control and still maintain uniformity of currently nearly 140 days of road and track racing in 1999. Of ber are pretty much just the ticket to get in and the subscription rules and reciprocity of membership. There is also some move- these events only a total of 16 days of racing, represented by to Bike Racing Nation. Race organizers, in exchange for their ment towards creating a completely new and separate organiza- four events, are currently planning on sanctioning through participation, receive liability insurance needed to run their tion that will unite the various racing organizations for the same USCF. The remaining events will obtain their liability events. There are some other benefits: use of USAC logos, race purpose. At this point it is very unclear where these efforts are insurance through a program set up by the Oregon Bicycle listing in BRN, etc., but these are items small in value. headed. Racing Association (OBRA). Most of these events will be the The largest benefit that most members have seen has been It appears inevitable that there will be more and more familiar races that have been on the schedule in the past: through the District Representative program. The District Reps organizations running bicycle racing outside of the umbrella of weekday events at PIR, Mt. Tabor and Alpenrose, and weekend have assigned officials, coordinated schedules, performed rider USAC. Some will be individual race organizers, some will be events like Banana Belt, Piece of Cake, the Duet Classic, The categorization changes, assisted new race organizers, been the statewide or regional organizations. Although I think that USAC State Championship events, etc. There are some new events contact point for government organizations, organized the State could have made changes earlier that would have prevented this, planned like the Alpenrose Challenge. Also new for 1999 is a Championships...the list goes on and on. For several years, the cat is now out of the bag. Enticing races back to USAC series of mountain bike events, a minimum of 15 days of despite strong negative feedback from the membership, there participation will be much more difficult now that they have racing. has been a movement to remove the District Reps and replace seceded than it would have been to appease them from leaving The events that do not have a USCF sanction will not them with Regional Representatives that would be responsible in the first place. require riders to be members of the USCF, but it will be for a five-state area. This finally happened for most of the USAC needs to recognize that their shop is on fire. required that riders be members of OBRA. Membership in country in 1999 and is planned for the Northwest for 2000. Membership is decreasing and numbers of events are OBRA can be purchased for $15/year. There is a $5 charge if The move away from sanctioning through USA Cycling re- decreasing. This will lead to a decrease in revenue. Dropping the member needs both road cloth numbers and a mountain flects the feelings among race organizers that the level of service revenues will make it more difficult to provide service to entice bike number plate. Single day membership is available for $5. has dropped below the critical point and that the cost of par- participation. Drastic changes are needed to reverse current Membership is free for junior riders. A no cost membership is ticipation in USAC sanctioning far exceeds the value of the ser- trends. Although local organizations can continue to run local available for riders with an out of Oregon address that allows vices received. The OBRA insurance program provides the race racing, it requires a national organization to promote bicycle participation in events but does not provide other membership organizer with the necessary insurance and at a lower cost. Since racing nationwide. OBRA may be able to preserve bike racing benefits (mailing of flyers, race numbers, cycling publication insurance is the only tangible benefit that the race organizer in Oregon, but if racing collapses nationally, it will eventually subscription, participation in the BAR, etc.). The OBRA events receives, once it is replaced the arguments for USAC sanction- affect Oregon negatively. ing become fairly weak.

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He Maybe getting that frame custom-painted then feeds these measurements into a and outfitted with high-performance computer program that calculates the cor- components? Maybe you’re just not sure of rect frame dimensions. Then Matt uses a “fit exactly what you want and you’re investigat- bike” to determine the correct frame ing your options? measurements Well, the man with for the rider, your bicycle answers Innovators Northwest draws a blueprint is Matt Houle, owner from the of Bicycle Specialties, measurements his own cycle-building business, which he using a graphic design program, and begins runs from the basement of R+E Cycles on building the frame. University Avenue. The frame tubes are cut, drilled and Matt’s involvement in the world of otherwise machined to specifications and bicycles goes back a ways. He first acquired then Tig welded together. Matt then his bicycle passion when he was a kid fillet-brazes the joints, or uses body filler to enrolled in Junior Achievement, and it wasn’t give the frame a clean, smooth-flowing long before he landed his first job as a appearance. Although Matt works exclusively mechanic at a local retail shop. Early in his with steel frames at present, he is currently career Matt worked as a mechanic and enrolled in an aluminum fabrication class to quality control person at the Raleigh factory expand his capabilities. The final stop before PHOTO COURTESY OF R+E CYCLES in Seattle, painted for the Klein company, assembly is the paint shop, and this is where Bicycle Specialties framebuilder and owner Matt Houle. worked out of a neighbor’s garage, and then the bike’s character is applied — and what worked as a framebuilder for character! of the many duplicate shapes of paint that created and built the first 8-Ball tandem/ Davidson Manufacturing at Elliot Although all of the paint jobs appear to separate or break away from a solid single frame, which originally separated into Bay Cycles for over five years. in R+E’s showroom are beautiful, color mass and flow along the frame onto a eight separate sections. Now it is common One day Matt realized that he my two favorites were the Steelhead background of another color until they for frames to separate into any number of wanted to be his own boss, so he and the Tiger striped. Matt created terminate. Although many different shapes sections, but the original 8-Ball name stuck, leased the paint shop in R+E’s base- the Steelhead paint job for a model can be used in a shape-fade job, Matt showed and it applies to many tandem/single bikes. ment and launched Bicycle of of the same name, and it me a bicycle that featured the Trillium shape, If you’re new to collapsible frames, they’re Specialties. A couple of years later, sports the glossy colors of the which is the logo shape of R+E Cycles. connected by S&S quick disconnect R+E owner Estelle Gray asked renowned Steelhead trout. When I asked Matt about his proudest couplers, which allow the bike to be quickly Matt if he would take over and From the emerald green with bicycle-building accomplishments, he didn’t disassembled and packed into a box or case run the frame shop, and he black dots of the upper frame let me down. He first showed me the awe- for transport. enthusiastically agreed. So Matt to the white scaled pattern of some R+E 25th Anniversary Tandem bicycle Of all of Matt’s bikes, his most impres- has been working out of R+E the lower, this paint job rivals which was hanging in the showroom, which sive creation has got to be his “Six-Pack Cycles for over five years now, the beauty of the famous fish! he built and painted. Matt produced ten of Single,” a compact single bike that features and he knows his way around a Matt built and painted the these anniversary models and each one has six S&S couplers and 20-inch BMX wheels. bicycle as well as he knows his Tiger Striped bike for Shan its production number on the frame, as well Matt can break this bike down in 12 way around his shop. Rayray, who placed first in two as a brazed-on R+E . He also minutes, reassemble it in 14 minutes (air- Matt took me on a tour of cycling events (500 meter & ing-up included), and it fits in a case you the frame/machine and paint Matched Sprints) at the Nike could pack onto a bus. 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This frame material business is not only Advertising people are paid the perfect material, the BY MAYNARD HERSHON not crucial, it’s a bloody nuisance. It makes a to convince you that frame bike you’ll have forever. An alternative weekly newspaper in my thicket of bike buying. What if you bought material choice is important, What crap. town runs a regular column about cycling, a bike made of the wrong material? crucial maybe. Those people Bike companies know written by one of the guys who often rides I’m about to make statements you will not are often really, really good they are not going to our morning rides. want to believe. I have a lot to overcome just at their jobs. make you a fulfilled guy He writes about ride routes he enjoys. He to get you to listen. If they’re successful, if or gal when you buy their writes about training ride etiquette and our Think of the sheer volume of hype you they convince you that there latest product. They may responsibility to be nice to each other. have heard and read about frame material. are differences — differ- not even believe the Sometimes he writes about working in a Think of talk about this tube versus that tube, ences a sensitive cyclist like material or construction retail bike shop. He does a great job. this material versus that. Think of the hushed you can perceive and appre- method is better for the Recently he wrote about bike frame tones you’ve heard used by people speaking ciate — they can sell you cyclist who’ll own it. materials: steel, aluminum, carbon fiber and of carbon fiber and titanium. what they offer. The material or titanium. At work, he must hear the same It’s light, it’s stiff, it’s resilient. It climbs Congratulations, they’ll say. You’re method may be easier at the manufacturing questions over and over from customers. So better. You can fix it. It lasts forever. It rides absolutely correct. As you’ve so astutely level. It may result in a perfectly adequate he wrote a two-column, bike-frame buyer’s better. It won’t rust. It won the Tour. perceived, there are differences, and our bike that costs less to make or can be built guide, a map through the maze of hype, Some of what you’ve heard and read is material is the best. Buy it. economically in the States or in Asia, or claims and counter-claims. hype from folks who want to sell you a bike Money will change hands. That’s the doesn’t destroy machine tools or pollute the I guess that’s good. I don’t mean I’m frame, or to sell frame materials to object of the exercise. workplace. unsure of the truth of what he says. I’m sure framebuilders. Some of what you’ve heard is Maybe you think your life would be That’s what the manufacturer knows. You he has informed opinions, but I’m not sure BS from guys who should have lives but have enhanced immeasurably by getting rid of that won’t hear that. You don’t meet those people. about making material choice seem more bike parts instead. junk you’ve been riding and replacing it with You don’t read their thoughts. What you hear crucial than it already does. Some of the ad copy is written by a clearly superior carbon fiber Trek. Or a and read and perhaps repeat will come from I think he should have attached a note to agencies in which no one rides. That copy is clearly superior titanium Ti-Cycle. Or a the nice ad folks. each column, saying: I provide this informa- repeated as gospel by folks desperate to clearly superior steel Davidson. Or a clearly Ad folks want you to believe that the bike tion for the consumer, but the distinctions believe that cycling speed is for sale. Folks superior aluminum Klein. outfit scoured the world for the best mate- I’m describing don’t matter much at all. Buy who want to believe they won’t have to train The biggest change in your life will be to rial, period, and the best construction a bike you can afford in a color you like. if they merely buy some miracle widget. your AMEX balance. Two weeks of riding method for that material, period — cost be and the new unit will be “just your bike.” damned. So the ads will say, or suggest. You’ll go precisely the same pace as before. Again, none of that is different from any COMMERCIAL CLASSIFIEDS New material, same old cyclist. other industry. But this is Bicycle Paper and If there were a “fastest bike,” its maker we, those of us who make the paper and those Perfect Wheels Tim Kneeland & would advertise that fact. Have you seen ads of you who read it, care about bicycles. We (206) 522-1933 Associates, Inc. or tests with stopwatch figures or radar gun care about bicycle riders, we encourage 7009 Roosevelt Way NE (206) 322-4102 readings proving that one bike is faster than bicycle riding, we love bicycle riding. Seattle, WA 800-433-0528 another? No? Curious, isn’t it? Nevertheless, we talk about bike parts and • Conscientious Bicycle Repair 200 Lake Washington Blvd. #101 • Small, Mechanic Owned, Shop Seattle, WA The process is no different among car bike frame materials. We raise the ante so • Handbuilt Wheels with extended warranty • Southern Cross Bicycle Classic™ makers, computer makers, clothing makers that folks with “impossibly obsolete” steel • Quality Tune-ups & intelligent upgrades Apr. 20 to Jun. 6, 1998 or whomever. Chevy and Ford do it, and I seven- and eight-speed bikes may not even • Wheeling Washington V™ Courage Classic Sep. 6-12, 1998 don’t care. Sony and RCA do it, too. I still show up for rides for fear they’ll be laughed 800-39-Cycle • West Coast International Bicycle Classic™ don’t care. out of the park. www.kneeland.com Sep. 21 to Oct. 17, 1998 When bike makers and bike people do it, We confuse the bicycle consumer so badly. • 3 days, 60 miles a day • Wheeling Hawaii 99™ I care. I’m afraid he or she will say: Hey, the hell • Famous Rotary Rider Service Centers March 14-20, 1999 • Ride benefits Mary Bridge Childrens Hospital • Odyssey 2000®, Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2000 All the hype takes the focus away from with this. It’s too much work educating bike riding, the enjoyment of an hour or a myself to make a smart bicycle purchase. I’m Computer Help! Gregg’s Greenlake Cycle few hours out on a bike. 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